Folding paintbrush



Jan. 15 1924- H. FEUERSTEIN FOLDING PAINTBRUSH Filed July 20. 1922 Snuculol FIE (JERS'I'EINJ Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES HAROLD FEUERSTEIN, OF

GREAT NECK, NEW YORK.

FOLDING PAINTBRUSH.

Application filed July 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD FEUERSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Great Neck, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Paintbrushes, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to a folding brush, especially adapted as a paint brush, which is so constructed as to permit the bristles of the brush to be placed within a container for preventing the bristles from becoming stiff and unfit for use.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and efficient brush and handle therefor, which is so constructed as to support the bristles within a container and prevent the bristles from coming in contact with foreign objects which would be likely to injure the bristles and render the brush unfit for use.

A still further object of this invention. is the production of a simple and eflicient container for supporting the bristles of the brush when not in use, so as to permit the brush to be conveniently handled without fear of injur to the clothes of the person handling the brush.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brush, the bristles being mounted within the container,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the brush, the handle being shown in side elevation, and the bristles being shown within the container,

Figure 3 is a side elevation partly in section of one end of the brush, the bristle supporting stub or stub holder for the bristles eing shown in side elevation, and the bristles being shown in a position for use.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 1 designates the handle of suitable design which is provided with a narrowed shank 2 to facilitate the handling of the brush. An aperture 3 is formed in the outer end of the handle 1 to permit the brush to be hung up on a nail or other support when not in use. A knurled band 4 is formed around the brush handle, near one end thereof as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 to facilitate the rotation of the handle 1 upon the 1922. Serial No. 576,347.

sleeve 5. The handle 1 is provided with a reduced threaded .extension 6, upon which is adapted to be threaded the internally threaded end 7 of the sleeve 5.

A washer 8 is interposed between one end of the sleeve 5 and the abutting shoulder 9 of the handle 1 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 to constitute an eflicient seal for the inner end of the sleeve 5. This sleeve 5 may be formed of any suitable or desired design without departing from the spirit of the invention and a milled or knurled band 1'.) is formed around the outer face of the sleeve 5 to facilitate the rotation of the sleeve 5 with respect to the handle 1 when it is desired to detach the handle 1 from the sleeve 5, or detach the bristle supporting stub or holding stub 11 from the sleeve 5.

This sleeve 5 constitutes a hollow cylinder, which as stated above is internally threaded as indicated at 7 at one end, and is also internally thieaded as indicated at 12 at the other end, for the purpose of receiving either one of the externally threaded reduced extensions 13 formed on the bristle supporting head or stub holder for the bristles 11 as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The stub holder 11 comprises a body portion 11 as shown in Fig. 2, a washer 1 1 abutting against each end of the body 11 as shown in 2, said washer being adapted to constitute an eiiicient seal at the outer end of the sleeve 5 when one of the threaded extensions 13 is threaded into the internally threaded end 12 of the sleeve 5. Suitable bristles 15 are carried by the stub holder 11, which constitutes the brush proper, and by carefully considering Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that the stub holder 11 may be so positioned as to carry the bristles 15 beyond the sleeve 5 as shown in Fig. 3 or within the sleeve 5 as shOWn in Fig. 2. One of the externally threaded projections or extensions 13 is provided with an extending web 16, which web is provided with an aperture 17 for the purpose of permitting a nail or other instrument to be inserted therein to facilitate the threading of the stub holder 11 into the sleeve 5 or the removal of the stub holder from the sleeve 5. A knurled portion 18 is formed upon the stub holder 11 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to facilitate the operation of the stub holder and the placing and removal of the stub holder upon and from the sleeve 5.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efiicient holding brush has been produced whereby the bristles of the brush may be so mounted upon the sleeve5 as to permit the brush to be conveniently and easily used by the operator. When it is no longer desired to use the brush the stub holder 11 may be inserted to the position shown in Fig. 2 whereupon the bristles may be inserted within the sleeve 5 and this stub holder 11 tightly threaded upon the sleeve 5 to constitute a seal for the outer end of the sleeve. such as turpentine or any other liquid which may be found convenient or desirable may be placed Within the sleeve 5 for keeping the bristles 15 in a proper condition for immediate use thereby eliminatin'g the necessity of cleaning the brush at each time when it is desired to use the same.

The brush as outlined in the above specification is particularly adapted for persons who have no time or do not desire to take the time or trouble to keep the paint brush in a can filled with water, turpentine or any other usual liquid which is adapted to keep the bristles soft. In the present device which is illustrated and above described, the bristles when not in use will remain in good condition for months or years by being protected within the handle, the handle being air tight for retaining the liquid within the sleeve 5, the liquid being in this way prevented from evaporating. It should be further understood of course, that the sleeve 5 is of suiiicient size to permit the bristles to be conveniently contained therein, and as a matter of fact, for convenient use may be made anywhere from one to two or three Suitable liquid times-'the size or smaller if so desired. At any rate it should be understood that the sleeve is made of suiiicient size to conveniently accommodate the bristles 15. By filling the sleeve 5 one half or three uarters full of liquid, the bristles will at all times be saturated with the li uid to such an extent as to maintain the hristles in a soft condition.

It shou-ldbe understood that should it be so desired to clean the interior of the sleeve 5, a rag or other cleaning element may be inserted through the sleeve and drawn back and forth longitudinally through the sleeve after the handlel and stub 11 have been removed from the sleeve.

It should be further understood that certain detail chaniges in the mechanical construction may be employed in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention so long as these chan es fall within the scope of the appended clalm.

Having thus fully described my invention what is claimed is A brush head comprising a handle, an open ended liquid container detachably secured to one end of the handle and having a fluid tight connection therewith, and a reversible brush head detachably carried by the forward end of the container and havin fluid tight connection therewith.

in testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD FEUERSTEIN.

Witnesses:

ALEXANDER C'ULr/r, FRANK H. Fanans'rem. 

